Abstract: A digital picture frame including a camera integrated with the frame, and a network connection module allowing the frame for direct contact and upload of photos from electronic devices or from a user's social media account or her or his community members' social media accounts. The integrated camera is used to automatically determine an identity of a frame viewer, and a viewer profile automatically determined from the identity of the viewer. The displayed photos are automatically shown and/or changed according to the detected viewers.

Abstract: A picture frame and methods of setup, gifting, and/or use. Network connection allows digital frames to be set up remotely by a first user for a second user. The first user can upload photos from electronic devices or from photo collections of community members before the second user receives the frame device. The frame is thus ready for display upon powering on by the second user. An integrated camera is used to automatically determine an identity of a frame viewer and can capture gesture-based feedback. The displayed photos are automatically shown and/or changed according to the detected viewers. The photos can be filtered and cropped at the receiver side. Clustering photos by content is used to improve display and to respond to photo viewer desires.

Abstract: A poker tournament that allows players to cash out their tournament chips before being eliminated from the tournament. In this way, players who do not believe they can still win the tournament will not sabotage the tournament for others by playing foolishly since they can still cash out their tournament chips.

Abstract: In a method and apparatus for playing a game based on outcomes of multiple sequential wagering events, such as a series of horse races, players place wagers on the outcomes of the sequential wagering events. The outcomes of a plurality of the wagering events are determined. It is determined whether the wagers have a winning status for each of the plurality of the wagering events. It is also determined whether the wagers are the only wagers placed on the outcomes of the sequential wagering events having a winning status for all of the plurality of the wagering events.

Abstract: A word game includes providing a player with the number of letters in a mystery word, but not providing the mystery word itself. The player reveals or receives one or more game words and corresponding numbers of letters in each of the game words that are present in the mystery word. The player determines an answer word that the player believes to be the mystery word, and the answer word is compared to the mystery word. The player may win the game if the answer word is the same as the mystery word. The game may be played by one or more players, and may be played in a printed format or with game cards.

Abstract: A wagering game for play by a player includes a set of game participants, an identification number assigned to each of the game participants, and a game number. The player places a wager relating to the game number, and a ranking order of the game participants is determined, such as by a race to a finishing point. The sum of the identification numbers of a subset of the game participants may be calculated. The number of lengths by which a first ordered game participant beats another ordered game participant to the finishing point may also be calculated. Whether the player's wager is a winning wager is determined by comparing the sum or the number of lengths to the game number. The wagering game may be implemented as an electronic game.

Abstract: A method of playing a game of chance, and the game of chance, include providing a player with one, two or three game boards at the selection of the player. Each board has a linear arrangement of three spaces, and each space is marked with a game number chosen from a set of game numbers. The boards are aligned adjacent to each other if the player is provided with three boards to create a 3.times.3 array of marked spaces. A plurality of numbers is randomly selected one at a time from a collection of numbers. Each space is covered with a token if the game number marked on the space matches the number selected from the collection of numbers. The player wins the game if when one or two boards are played the player covers all the spaces on either board or when three boards are played the player covers any three linearly consecutive spaces of the 3.times.3 array. The game may be any n-number game of chance played with boards having linear arrangements of n marked spaces.

Abstract: A wagering game played by a player includes a set of game participants, an identification number assigned to each of the game participants, and a game number. The player places a wager based on the game number, and a ranking order of the game participants is determined, such as by a race. The sum of the identification numbers of a subset of the game participants is calculated, the subset of game participants having a predetermined number of game participants selected on the basis of the ranking order of the game participants. Whether the player's wager is a winning wager is determined by comparing the sum to the game number. The wagering game may be implemented as an electronic game.

Abstract: A wagering game is played by a player by providing an initial set of betting chips to the player. A quantity of cards is dealt from a deck of cards equal to a quantity of hands, each of the cards being dealt in one of a plurality of dealing groups to form the hands. The player places a wager on one of the quantity of hands based on a subset of the initial set of betting chips, the subset of wagering chips being removed from the initial set of wagering chips. The placing and dealing steps are repeated until a predetermined number of cards has been dealt in a number of dealing groups equal to the predetermined number to complete the hands. The highest ranking hand is determined, and a payout to the player is calculated based on the sequence of dealing groups, the payout for each of the player's betting chips depending upon the dealing group for which the chip was wagered. The game may be implemented as an electronic game played at an electronic gaming device.